1.addendum: addition; appendix to book; adjunct
Jane's editor approved her new comparative literature text but thought it would be even better with an
addendum on recent developments in literary criticism.

11.advent: arrival (sự đến)
Most Americans were unaware of the advent of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima reached
them.

12.adventitious: accidental; casual
He found this adventitious meeting with his friend extremely fortunate.

13.adversary: opponent; enemy
Batman struggled to save Gotham City from the machinations of his wicked adversary, the Joker.

14.adverse: negative
adverse circumstances compelled him to close his business.

15.advert: refer to; mention
Since you advert to this matter so frequently, you must regard it as important.

16.advocate: urge; plead for
The abolitionists advocated freedom for the slaves.

17.aegis: shield; defense
Under the aegis of the Bill of Rights, we enjoy our most treasured freedoms.

18.affable: courteous; amiable; genial; cordial; good-tempered; congenial; sociable
Although he held a position of responsibility, he was an affable individual and could be reached by anyone with a complaint.

19.affected: artificial; pretended; feigned
His affected mannerisms irritated may of us who had known him before his promotion.

20.affidavit: written statement made under oath (bản khai có tuyên thệ)
The court refused to accept his statement unless he presented it in the form of an affidavit.

21.affiliation: connection; cooperation
His affiliation with the political party was of short duration for he soon disagreed with his colleagues.

22.affinity: (n) correspondence; same; parallelism;
She felt an affinity with all who suffered; their pains were her pains.

23.affirmation: confirmation
Despite Tom's affirmation of innocence, Aunt Polly still suspected he had eaten the pie.

24.affix: attach or add on; fasten
First the registrar had to affix his signature to the license; then he had to affix his official seal.

25.affluence: abundance; wealth
Foreigners are amazed by the affluence and luxury of the American way of life.
|affront~insult; offend
Accustomed to being treated with respect, Miss Challoner was affronted by Vidal's offensive behavior.

26.agape: openmouthed (há hốc mồm)
She stared, agape, at the many strange animals in the zoo.

27.agenda: items of business at a meeting
We had so much difficulty agreeing upon an agenda that there was very little time for the meeting.

28.agglomeration: collection; heap
It took weeks to assort the agglomeration of miscellaneous items she had collected on her trip.

29.aggrandize: intensify; amplify; enlarge; elevate; escalate (đất đai, quyền lực)
The history of the past quarter century illustrates how a President may aggrandize his power to act
aggressively in international affairs without considering the wishes of Congress.

30.aggregate: sum; total
The aggregate wealth of this country is staggering to the imagination.

31.aghast: horrified (sốc)
He was aghast at the nerve of the speaker who had insulted his host.

32.agility: nimbleness
The agility of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.

34.agnostic: one who is skeptical of the existence of knowability of a god or any ultimate reality (thuyết k thể biết)
The agnostic demanded proof before she would accept the statement of the minister.

35.agog: ardent; avid; eager (nóng lòng, háo hức)
We were all agog at the news that the celebrated movie star was giving up his career in order to enter a
monastery (tu viện)

36.agrarian: pertaining to land or its cultivation
As a result of its recent industrialization, the country is gradually losing its agrarian traditions.

37.alacrity: (n) enthusiasm
He demonstrated his eagerness to serve by his alacrity in executing the orders of his master.

38.alchemy: medieval chemistry (thuật giả kim)
The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy.

39.alcove: nook; recess (hốc tường)
Though their apartment lacked a full-scale dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made an
adequate breakfast nook for the young couple.

40.alias: an assumed name
John Smith's alias was Bob Jones.

41.alienate: make hostile; separate
Her attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith in each other.

42.alimentary: supplying nourishment
The alimentary canal in our bodies is so named because digestion of foods occurs there.

43.alimony: payments make to an ex-spouse after divorce (tiền cấp dưỡng sau khi li dị)
Because Tony had supported Tina through medical school, on their divorce he asked the court to award
him $500 a month in alimony.

44.allay: calm; pacify
The crew tried to allay the fears of the passengers by announcing that the fire had been controlled.

45.allege: state without proof
It is alleged that she had worked for the enemy.

46.allegory: story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of the temptations and victories of the human soul.

47.alleviate: relieve
This should alleviate the pain; if it does not, we shall have to use stronger drugs.

48.alliteration: repetition of beginning sound in poetry
"The furrow followed free" is an example of alliteration.

49.alloy: mixture as of metals
alloy of gold are used more frequently than the pure metal.

50.allude: refer indirectly
Try not to allude to this matter in his presence because the topic annoys him.